Trying to Lure Tourists? Call It Far North Florida
The Greater North Dakota Assn., the state’s chamber of commerce, wants to change the state’s name to simply “Dakota.” Supporters say that a change would help alter North Dakota’s image as a frigid, treeless prairie.
Katherine Satrom, a Bismarck travel agency owner and advocate of the change, called the plan “a serious economic development initiative , which could have far-ranging benefits to our state’s future.”
But Lee Peterson, the governor’s economic development director, had another theory: “The problem with North Dakota is that no one knows about us.”
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